Hi All, At 07:56 on orbit 50112 AO-7 was DEFINATELY in mode-A. The downlink was fluttering but this time it wasn't due to alligators. There was no-one else in the passband for the first 10 minutes of the pass over Europe.
I lost the satellite behind the moutains at 85 degrees Az from QTH ... (this is where SV1BSX usually takes over).
Presumably, the mode change occured sometime between 01:45 and 01:55 like the day before yesterday ... and that both the OFF and the B entry in the log for this morning are incorrect ... (see my previous mail) ... it is unlikely that the mode changed twice !!! within 1 hour ... though it *is* theoretically possible under certain circumstances.
Again ... we need to monotor over time to get a fairly reasonable idea of current transponder switching.
PLEASE !! do ensure the information you enter in the log is correct ... thank you, it is appreciated.
73 John. [email protected]